Mixing valve



Nov. 23, 1943. c. A. BROWN 2,334,990

MIXING VALVE Filed Aug. 14, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 ymnlu qZzfkorneyg,

Nov. 23, 1943. c. A, BROWN 2,334,990

MIXING VALVE Filed Aug. 14, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inf/6722507" 675656 .flBrowrz "field Nov- 23,1 7 I l UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MImG VALVE Clyde A. Brown, Chicago, 111., assignor to The Dole Valve Company, Chicago, 111., a corporation of Illinois 7 Application August 14', 1941, Serial No. 406,145 3 Claims. (01. 277-18) invention relates to mixing valves and has Like numerals refer, to like parts throughout object to provide a new and improved dethe several figures. oil this description. Referring now to the drawings, the valve comto invention has as a further object to proprises a casing I having the inlets 2 and 3 for wide a mixing valve particularly adapted tube the hot and cold water and the outlet 4 for the titted in connection with washing machines. In mixed hot and Cold W e Th in et 2 S p ousual washing machine the user utilizes a vided with a v v 5 which ntr th opefiing et wh h t wateffpand cold water are 6 through which the water passes into the chamh-rot'aght together and discharged from a single 1 d thence o t et The v lve 5 is discharge, and attaches a hose to this discharge connected i a ste 8 a is v d o its os d 'S to discharge the water into the Washing Position 3 a sp ing s d va e sea on t e line, and manipulates the cold and hot water seat The 51311118 9 is held in place by the :E meta or valves until by testing with the hand, g g 2 35 z z 3 1s g g g L G i of a h a va e c o s open g ro g 1 W is of the proper temperature and t en 1' which the water passes into the chamber I 6 and Fills the w hi a hin A ach shin the i z 5 2 2? nfust g z g' g of thence to the outlet 4. The valve I2 is connected with a stem I5 and is moved to its closed positimes with water and the user must shut oil. the I two faucets or valves each time the washing maby a spring Said valve Seating On'the seat chine is filled and then manipulate them and g t :g ig 2, :23 fgg 2;: 2i

tie t r b means of the ban to am r 1 wa e y d tached to the valves B and l2 and move said secure the right tem erature. B means of the titlflsfimt invention th s: valve can be set to disvalves and pmject up through the casing and beyond the casing, as shown in Fig.5, such stems charge through the hose, water of the proper n passing through the stuffing boxes l9 and 20. .Hmperature and remains set in this condition 5 wh I] 8 Valve Ste 8 a and H are free the when the water is completely turned oil, so that t r V the operator has to do is to turn oil the water 5 22:5 3 g i g the valves 5 and 32 to (1 turn it on again each time it is desired to put These eg 5 a H are adjusted by an ad f? m g i z i ii Y s a lusting member 2! to vary the amount of openi g g e was mac ne e ing of the valves so as to vary the proportion of hot and cold water delivered to the outlet 4. This the inventwn has other objects which are adjusting member is rotatably mounted upon a pwhcularly pointed out m the accompany central shaft 22 and is provided on its lower face a g description. with a cam 23. This adjusting member is proa l-teferring now tothe drawings. vided with a stop 24 which projects beyond the a me. 1 s a p lflew one form of device cam 23 and which when the adjusting member filii the invenflen; is rotated in one direction, engages the valve in 2 S a f o elevation 01 the device Shown stem 8 to stop its rotation in that direction, and Fig.1, with the control lever in closed position; when t adjusting mb is t t in th t. 3 is a w Similar to 18- With e other direction, engages the valve stem i5 and lict'cr h Open pos tion; stops the rotation of the adjusting member in Fig 4& is a side elevation of the device shown in that direction. The cam 23 is so arranged that when it is in contact with the valve stems 8 and igc 5 is a sectional view taken on line 5-! I! the rotation in one direction will cause one of a l; the valves to be opened to a greater extent and ii is a sectional view taken on line 6-8 the other valve to be opened to a lesser extent, to 5, with the control lever in the same posisecure the desired relative proportion or hot and time shown in Fig. 3; cold water to secure the proper mixture. In the 'I is a sectional view taken on line 1'| particular construction shown, this cam 23 starts t in proximity to the stop 24 and gradually in- 8 is a perspective view of the fixed cam creases in thickness to a point one hundred and noting the control lever to open the valves eighty degrees from the stop and then gradually Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. 8 showing the decreases in thickness to a point in proximity to '"n turned 180 degrees from the position in the stop. When this cam is in engagement with $0 7 the valve stem 8 and I! it exerts a pressure'on the valve stems opposing the springs 8 and I6, so as to move the valves and I2 away from their seats I8 and I1 and to hold them in this moved position. The particular cam shown is arranged so that the two valves can be moved and held to secure the same opening or to be moved and held to secure any desired larger opening of one than the other. The cam can be rotated to a position so that one of the valves is fully closed while the other is fully open.

When the adjusting member 2| is in contact with the valve stems 8 and I5 and is adjusted so that the valves 5 and I2 are relatively open the proper amount to secure a mixture of water of the desired temperature, some means is provided for entirely shutting off both valves so as to stop the flow of water and yet maintain the same relative flow through the valves 5 and I2 when it is desired to'secure the same temperature of the mixed hot and cold water. In order to secure this result there is provided means for moving the valves 5 and I2 to their closed positions independent of the adjusting member and with- .out disturbing the relative adjustment of the valves when they are adjusted to secure any desired temperature of the mixed water. In the device shown there is provided a particular means for this purpose wherein the adjusting device 2| is moved away from the valve stems8 and I5 so that the springs 9 and I6 move the valves to their closed positions to entirely shut oi the water, and for moving the adjusting device 2| back into contact with the valve stems 8 and I5 to move the valves 5 and I2 to secure the same relative open position of the valves 5 and I2 which they occupied at the time the water was shut off.

To secure this'result, as herein shown, the shaft'22 is movable longitudinally in the guides and 26 in the casing I. There is a cam member 21 which engages the casing I in proximity to the guide 26 and through which the shaft 22 moves to move the adjusting device 2 I. The cam member 21 has two cam faces 28 and 28 on opposite sides thereof and these cam faces are enaged by the cooperating cam engaging members 38 and 3| on the cam member 32 which is rotatably mounted upon the shaft 22 and which engages. a shoulder'33 on the shaftto prevent its longitudinal movement therealong. Connected with the cam member 32 is a controlling handle or lever 34 by means of which the cam member 32 is given a partial rotation on the shaft 22. A spring 35 is located in a recess in the adjusting member 2| and engages such adjusting member and also engages the guide 26 of the casing I. The shaft 22 has a groove 36(Fig. 7) and the cam member 21 has a slot 31 (Figs. 7, 8 and 9) in alignment to receive the guide pin 38, which has the portion 39 provided with screw threads and threaded into the casing I. This guide pin prevents rotation'of the shaft and the cam member 21 but permits the shaft 22 to slide in its bearings 25 and 26 when the handle 34 and the member 32 are moved. The adjusting member 2| is rotatably secured to the shaft 22 by means of a screw 40, screw-threaded into the shaft and which has a head projecting beyond the shaft, extending out part way across the adjusting member 2|. In the construction shown (Fig. 7),

stems is suflicient to prevent the adjusting member 2| from moving when released.

When the handle 34 and the member 33 are moved in one direction, the members 30 and 3| engage the cam faces 28 and 29, riding from the low part of the cam faces to the high part so as to move the shaft 22 and the adjusting member 2| downwardly into contact with the valve stems 8 and I5 so as to move the valves 5 and I2 to their open positions (Fig. 5). When the handle 34 and the member 32 are moved in the other direction the members 30 and 3| ride on the cam faces from the low points to the high points and the spring 35 moves the shaft 22 and the adjusting member 2| upwardly so as to release the valve stems 8 and I5, whereupon the springs 9 and I6 move the valves 5 and I2 to their closed positions.

The use and operation of the invention are as follows:

When it is desired, for example, to use the mixing valve in connection with a washing machine or in any other connection where mixed hot and cold water is to be used, the hot and cold water inlets 2 and 3 are connected to the hot and cold water supply and the outlet 4 is connected with a pipe or hose which leads to the washing machine or any other desired pointof use.

The handle 34 and member 32 are moved so that the members 30 and 3| ride up on the high points of the cam 21 so as to move the shaft 22 downwardly and move the adjusting member 2| into contact with the valve stems 8 and I5 to move them down and move the valves 5 and I2 to open positions;v The adjusting member 2| is then rotated, the cam 23 engaging the valve stems 8 and I5. The rotation of the adjusting member spacers are preferably arranged between the head of the screw 48 and the adjusting member 2| to permit adjustment to compensate for tolerance in assembly and to compensate for wear in service. The friction between the cam and the valve 2| in one direction applies increasing pressure on one of the valve stems, say for example the valve stem 8, which moves the hot water inlet valve 5 to a more open position and releases the pressure on the valve stem I5 so that the spring I6 moves the cold water inlet valve I2 to a more closed position, thereby increasing the temperature of the water passing out of the outlet 4. If the water is too hot, the adjusting member 2| is moved in the opposite direction to increase the pressure on the valve stems I 5 and open the cold water inlet valve I2 to a more open position and release the pressure on the valve stem 8 so that the spring 9 moves the hot water admission valve 5 to a more closed position thereby lowering the tenaperature of the water passing out of the outlet The temperature of the water is tested in any desired manner, as for example by the hand, by feeling it. The adjusting member 2| is thus moved back and forth to secure the relative open position of the two valves 5 and I2 which gives the desired temperature of the water passing out the outlet 4. The adjusting member 2| is then left in this position and when the desired amount of water is obtained in the washing machine or other device, the handle 34 is then moved so as to move the member 32 and cause the members 30 and 3| to ride from the high points to the low points of the cam faces of the cam member 21, whereupon the spring 35 lifts 32 are moved to cause the members 30 and 3| to ride upon the high points of the cam faces of the cam 21 and cause the shaft 22 to be moved to bring the adjusting member 2I- into contact with the valve stems 8 and I and move the valves 5 and [2 to their proper relative open positions.

It will, therefore, be seen that with this valve the valve can be set to provide water of the desired temperature and it can then be closed to shut oif entirely the flow of water. Water of the same temperature can again be secured by simply moving the handle 34 to open the hot and cold water valves, it being unnecessary to again adjust the adjusting member 2| to secure the desired temperature of the mixed hot and cold water.

I claim:

1. A mixing valve comprising a casing pro vided with a hot water inlet and a cold water inlet, a separate valve for controlling'each of said cold and hot water inlets, seats for said valves, springs formoving said valves into contact with said seats, an adjusting device for adjusting the cold and hot water valves to vary inversely the effective size of said cold and hot water inlet openings and means for closing and a valve stem connected therewith, an adjusting device for adjusting the cold and hot water valves to vary inversely the effective size of said cold and hot water openings, said adjusting device comprising a longitudinally movable member fixed against rotation and substantially parallel with said valve stems and an adjusting member rotatably mounted on the end of said longitudinally movable member a stop on said adjusting member having on its lower face a cam which starts in proximity of said stop and gradually increases in thickness to a, point substantially one hundred and eighty degrees from the stop and then gradually decreases in thickness to a point in proximity to the stop and cooperating cams on said longitudinally movable member one fixed thereto and one rotatable thereon and a laterally extending handle connected with said cam rotatable on said longitudinally movable member by means of which said adjusting member is moved vertically to cause the cam on the adjusting member to be moved into or out of contact with said valve stems.

3. A mixing valve comprising a casing provided with a cold water inlet, a hot water inlet and a --mixed water outlet, a valve for controlling said opening said cold and hot water valveswithout longitudinally movable member upon which said adjusting member isrotatably mounted two cooperating cams on said longitudinallymovable member intermediate the ends thereof one fixed thereon and the other rotatably mounted thereon and a laterally projecting handle connected with said rotatable cam.

2. A mixing valve comprising a casing-provided with a cold water inlet, a hot water inlet and, a mixed water outlet, a valve for controlling said hot water inlet, a valve stem'connec'tedtherewith, a valve for controlling said cold waterv inlet,

hot water inlet, a valve stem connected there- 'with, a valve for controlling said cold water inlet, a valve stem connected therewith, a longitudinally movable shaft intermediate said valve stems and fixed against rotation, an adjusting member on the exterior of the casing, rotatably mounted on said shaft and having a cam device which engages the ends of said valve stems, a cam member fixed to said shaft, a laterally projecting handle having an end piece rotatably surrounding said shaft intermediate its end, said end piece being provided with acam which en- 'gages the cam fixed to said shaft, said handle when moved-in one direction moving the cam members relatively so as to move the shaft longi- 3 tudinally' to move the adjusting member and valvestems and valves in one direction, and a spring for moving the shaft and adjusting member longitudinally, in the other direction when the handle is moved to its initial position.

' CLYDE A. BROWN. 

